Snap fell after the company reported third-quarter ad revenue and user growth that missed estimates, with CEO Evan Spiegel acknowledging that “advertising revenue growth remains below our ambitions”
SNAP Q3 DAILY ACTIVE USERS 495 MLN, BELOW ESTIMATE OF 499.31 MLN, WITH THE COMPANY SEEING Q4 REVENUE $1.95 BLN TO $1.99 BLN, THE MIDPOINT AROUND ESTIMATE OF $1.96 BLN
SNAP Q3 REVENUE $1.72 BLN, ROUGHLY IN LINE WITH ESTIMATE OF $1.73 BLN, WITH ADJUSTED EBITDA $382.6 MLN, ABOVE ESTIMATE OF $338.1 MLN, BUT ADJUSTED EPS 3 CENTS, WELL BELOW ESTIMATE OF 16 CENTS
Snap settled a lawsuit with two teenagers claiming the app contributed to their mental health struggles, allowing the company to avoid another high-profile social media addiction trial.